fmcculley's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
athos's review
adventurous
dark
funny
slow-paced
3.0
This was an interesting book - very funny at times, and very upsetting and irritating at others. Why did a million animals die in this book I swear. Some of it was very funny, especially the bear at the masquerade (until it went wrong), and at other times it was quite dull (the last 30 pages in particular). But I do love Dumas’ writing and I missed classics written like this. So I might pick up a Musketeer book again soon!
romankurys's review
4.0
So I didn't know what to make of this book at first.
I had a feeling that it was not supposed to be funny but it really was so that part was good. Well, maybe I'm just evil...Ull see. The ending of the frog story...had me giggling.
A good amount of confusion was happening at first when we're jumping back and forth between all the animal stories and Captain Pamphile and at times it felt like there were just multiple, unrelated to one another storylines. Especially James 2nd...so that part I wasn't a big fan of. Even in the end it all just felt unnecessary.
The ending though!!! That made it all worth it. Totally unexpected and totally made my day! That alone deserves an additional star to what otherwise was a pretty mediocre book.
Roman
I had a feeling that it was not supposed to be funny but it really was so that part was good. Well, maybe I'm just evil...Ull see. The ending of the frog story...had me giggling.
A good amount of confusion was happening at first when we're jumping back and forth between all the animal stories and Captain Pamphile and at times it felt like there were just multiple, unrelated to one another storylines. Especially James 2nd...so that part I wasn't a big fan of. Even in the end it all just felt unnecessary.
The ending though!!! That made it all worth it. Totally unexpected and totally made my day! That alone deserves an additional star to what otherwise was a pretty mediocre book.
Roman
hoffi's review
This is my 7th Dumas book that I have read and it certainly wasn't the type of story I have come to expect from him. Unlike his more famous tales like The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo this feels less like an adventure story and more like a comedy. The writing itself feels like a satire.
There are almost two stories within this book- the story of a group of artists who have exotic pets and the story of Captain Pamphile who collected these animals while on his voyages around the world.
Within this book there is quite a lot of animal cruelty described. Although the tone is light the way the animals are portrayed with human qualities shows Dumas' feelings on this behaviour.
At times this book felt inconsistent. Characters appeared out of nowhere and some events were discussed as though the reader had witnessed them when they hadn't.
I believe this is one of Dumas' earlier works and it feels as though he is still searching for his style. However, I found it an interesting read nonetheless.
There are almost two stories within this book- the story of a group of artists who have exotic pets and the story of Captain Pamphile who collected these animals while on his voyages around the world.
Within this book there is quite a lot of animal cruelty described. Although the tone is light the way the animals are portrayed with human qualities shows Dumas' feelings on this behaviour.
At times this book felt inconsistent. Characters appeared out of nowhere and some events were discussed as though the reader had witnessed them when they hadn't.
I believe this is one of Dumas' earlier works and it feels as though he is still searching for his style. However, I found it an interesting read nonetheless.
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